Improvement in chuens



J. MEGOWN.

Churn.

No: 63.074. Patented March 19,1867.

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Be it known that I, JOHN MEGOWN, of New London, in the county of Ralls,and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Improvement inChurn; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, which will ena-blo others skilled in the artto make and use the same, reference being had`to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this speciication, inl'which- Figure 1 is avertical longitudinal section of my improved churn, taken through theline :v a', iig. 1, and showing in red lines the position of thc partswhen .the cover` is raised.

Figure'2 is a vertical cross-section of the same taken through the lineg/ y, g. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

Mylinvention consists in the construction Oi' the churn, and inthecombihation and arrangement ofthe operating parts with each other andwith the hinged lid of the churn, so that the said operating parts maybe removed from the churn and out of the way by simply raising andturning back the said hinged lid as hereinafter more fully described. l

A is the bench or platform upon which the bottom of the churn rests. ais a strip that may be attached to the said platform to guide the churninto'the proper position to receive the hinged lid. B is the body of thechurn, the bottom and sides of which are made oi' zinc, and it is madein substantially the shape shown in thc drawings, so that it may have nosharp corners or angles in which particles of curd or other impurematter may collect and be diilicult to be cleaned. The ends b1 may bemade of woodto give shape and stillness to the churn, and the upperedges of. the sides may be still'cned Aby strips b2 of wood, as shown iniig. 1. To one 6nd of the platform A are attached thevlower ends of theuprights c of the frame C. These uprights are'of the same height as thcbody B ofthe churn, and to their upper endsis securely attached thecross-piece c2, to which the'lid D is hinged, as 'shown in iig. 1. Thelid D shuts down over the top of the churn, and has a flange, d1, formedupo'n orattached to its under side which ts into the mouth of saidchurn, and at the same time insures the churn being in proper positionand guards against any spattering of cream or milk. To the central -partof the rear end of the lid D is securely attached the lower end of thecurved support or standard E, the curve of which should be` sufficientto bring its forward or upper end a little in front of the centre ofsaid lid, as shown. The standard E is slotted, as shown in Iig. 2, toreceive the driving-pulleys F and Gr. The pulley F 'being the larger isplaced in the lower part of thc said slot, and is attached to the shaftH. rllhe shaft H revolves in bearings attached to the sides of thestandard E, and to onev oi' its ends is attached the crank I, by meansof which the churn is operated. The wheel or pulley Gr is 'attached tothe shaft J, Ato the ends of which. are attached, or upon the ends ofwhich are formed, cranks, K, as shown in iig'. 2. Motionv iscommunicated from the pulley F to the pulley G by means of the cord orband L, as shown. Or, if desired, the pulleys F and G may be replaced bygear-wheels, the cogs of which mesh into each other; but I prefer' themanner first described. The shaft J passesthrough and works in a slotformed in the sides of thestandard E. I The shaft J is supported by thebozi or cap M, which is suspended from lthe upper end ofA the standardE, by the screw-bolt N,land hand-nut O. By raising or lowering the saidnut O, the pulley G is lowered or raised, slackening or tightening thecord or band L as required. i P 'are the dasherhandles, the upperendsoi` which are pivoted to the 'cranks K; they pass thencethroughholes in the lid or cover D, and to their lower ends are attached thedashers, about the construction 'ofvwhich there is nothing new. S is anair hole formedI in the centre of the lid D, and which maybe closed whendesired by a plug, T, as shown. d2 is a ledge or ange formed around theholes in the lid D, through which the dashcrhan'dles P pass. This ledgeis designed to conne the milk that is raised from the churn by the saiddasherhandles and allow it to flow back` again. Thisv construction andarrangement allow the whole operating parts of the churn to be raisedout of the way by simply raising and turning back the hingedlid D. Andwhen thus raised .the said parts are in thc most favorable position forbeing washed and cleaned.

Having thus described my invcnti'on, I claimas new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination and arrangement of the pulleys FG, and band L, or theirequivalent, shafts H J, cranks I K, standard E,and hinged lid D with each other, and with the dasher-handles I?, `churnB, and frame C, substantially as described and'for the purpose setforth. I

2. The combination ofthe box or cap M, boltN, and nut O, with the shaftJ', and standard E, substantially as described and for the purpose setforth l JOHN MEGOWN.

Witnesses:

W. S. DoUGLAss, J. R. ALDRIDG'E.

